Number of employees: “It’s just us two primarily … with a handful of friends that we can count on if we need to go on vacation or have an emergency.”

Job description: “Buying, pricing, sorting, and ordering of new and used vinyl, and other products.”

Best perk: Ashley: “Being our own bosses.” Andy: “Being able to listen to music all day.”

Ambition: Ashley: “To provide Huntsville with a quality record store and a place to see great bands.” Andy: “For Vertical House to be one of the best records stores in the Southeast.”

Best advice received: “Follow your heart.”

Best advice to give: “Do what you love.”

It’s a bad day when: “When someone brings in an awesome record collection to sell us, only to find they are all scratched or warped.”

It’s a good day when: “Honestly, every day is a good day, but it’s especially great when someone finds that record they’ve been searching for, friends stop by the store and hang out, or when we are hosting a show!”

Working on: “Filling thousands of new arrival records. Also trying to wrap up our next Eargasms mix – a compilation we give out of local and current favorite bands – an online web store, a video channel with coverage and interviews with bands that play our store.”